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Ikhathuni ka-Dwarf lionfish
Inombolo 1204 kwezingu-1 402

Dwarf lionfish

Dendrochirus brachypterus
Mayelana negama: The scientific name brachypterus means 'short-finned', because its pectoral fins are relatively short.1
Kubuhlungu njeUngathintiKubuhlungu, kodwa ngeke kukulimaze kakhulu.
Izinhlanzi ezinobuthi Ameva anobuthiSidla: Inyama
Ingozi ebantwini: KubuhlunguKungaba buhlungu ngempela, kodwa cishe akukaze kube kubi kakhulu.

The dwarf lionfish is a small, spiny reef fish from the Indo-Pacific. It lives in shallow reef flats and lagoons, where it hunts small sea creatures at night. Its back fin spines are venomous, so it is one to admire from a distance.1

Ihlala
Indo-Pacific, from East Africa and the Red Sea to Samoa, the Philippines and Australia1
ULwandlekazi i-India, ULwandlekazi iPacific, Ulwandle Olubomvu, Ulwandle iCoral, Ulwandle lwasePhilippines, Ulwandle lwaseTimor ne-Arafura, Ichweba laseBengal
Ekhaya
It lives in reef flats and shallow lagoons, at depths from 1 to 80 m, usually around weed-covered rocks on sandy seabeds. By day it shelters in caves, crevices and among sponges. Adults are often found on sponges, and small groups of juveniles gather on reef outcrops.1
Ubude
17 cm (6.7 in)1
Ijubane eliphezulu
cishe 4.5 km/h (2.8 mph)
Ukubhukuda, isiqagela nje
Sidlani?
It is a nocturnal predator that hunts small crustaceans, mainly at night.1
Ngempela!Isithombe sika-Dwarf lionfish
Dwarf lionfish. Isithombe: Richard Ling. CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Indlela yokusibona

  • Has 13 spines and 9 or 10 soft rays in its back fin.1
  • Background colour is dusky, mottled brown to reddish-brown, with darker bars across the body.1
  • Pectoral (side) fins are clearly banded, with 8 to 10 dark bars.1
  • Has a short tentacle above each eye and leaf-like fringes on the head.1
  • Black spots edged with red appear on the filaments of the back fin spines.1

Ivamise ukudidaniswa ne: Its pectoral fins are shorter than those of the zebra lionfish (Dendrochirus zebra), which is the main comparison made when identifying it.1

Amandla obuthi

Ameva anobuthi

Ameva abukhali aphethe ubuthi. Ukusinyathela noma ukusibamba kubuhlungu.

Ubuthi baso benzani?

Its dorsal (back) fin spines are venomous, which means they inject venom when they pierce skin.1

Siyingozi kangakanani ebantwini?

Ingozi ebantwini: KubuhlunguKungaba buhlungu ngempela, kodwa cishe akukaze kube kubi kakhulu.

Uma ameva aso ekugwaza

  • Faka inxeba emanzini ashisayo, ashisa ngendlela umuntu angakwazi ukuyibekezelela ngaphandle kokusha (yihlole ngesandla sakho), imizuzu engama-30 kuya kwengama-90. Thola usizo lwezokwelapha, ikakhulukazi kuma-stonefish nama-stingray.

Njalo shayela kuqala inombolo yezimo eziphuthumayo (112, 000, 911). Lokhu kuyiseluleko sosizo lokuqala esijwayelekile, akusona iseluleko sezokwelapha. Izisekelo zosizo lokuqala

Hlala uphephile

  • Ungalokothi uthinte, ubambe noma ugcone isilwane sasendle, ngisho noma sincane, futhi ngisho noma sibukeka silele noma sifile.
  • Sinike isikhala. Uma uhlangana naso, hlala uzolile, uhlehle kancane bese usiyeka sihambe ngendlela yaso.
  • Uma ameva aso ekugwaza: hlala uzolile, ungashukumi, shayela inombolo yezimo eziphuthumayo (112, 000, 911) noma uye esibhedlela ngokushesha. Khumbula ukuthi besibukeka kanjani, isithombe siyasiza.

Asikuzingeli wena. Sisebenzisa ubuthi baso ukuze sibambe ukudla noma ukuzivikela, futhi singancamela ukucasha. Okwengeziwe mayelana nokuhlala uphephile

Sikhulu kangakanani?

Side kangakanani?

Dwarf lionfish ubude obucishe bube ngu-17 cm (6.7 in)Iselula ehlakaniphile cishe 15 cm (5.9 in)Ubhanana cishe 18 cm (7.1 in)
side njengezitini zamathoyizi ezingu-5 ezilandelanayosingabhukuda ubude bechibi elikhulu lokubhukuda (50 m) ngemizuzwana engu-40

Dwarf lionfish mkhulu kangakanani uma uqhathanisa NAWE?

Yizibalo nje kusiphequluli sakho. Akukho okulondolozwayo noma okuthunyelwa ndawo.

Sishesha kangakanani?

kuhle ukwazi

Amaqiniso

1

Its back fin spines are venomous, so care is needed around this fish.1

2

In some subsistence fisheries, it is used as a food fish.1

3

It is sometimes kept in the aquarium trade.1

Okongoti bobuthi

Igama lesayensi
Dendrochirus brachypterus
Iqembu
Izinhlanzi ezinobuthi
Umndeni
Scorpaenidae2
Ukuhleleka
Perciformes
Amazwekazi
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Izinsana
Females lay eggs, but raising the young has proved very difficult in captivity.1
Ingozi ebantwini
2 / 5: Kubuhlungu3

Lapho amaqiniso evela khona

  1. Neochirus brachypterus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Dendrochirus brachypterus (iNaturalist): amagama nokuhlelwa ngezigaba.
  3. Venom Wiki: izinga lengozi, usayizi ojwayelekile nesiqagela sejubane kungokwethu. Bona ukuthi sikubala kanjani: Indlela esilinganisa ngayo ingozi.

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